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Coleridge: Englishmen of Letters (Pocket Edition)
by Traill, H. D
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Macmillan and Co., Limited, London, 1909. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Prefatory note by author and index. Green coloured cloth covered boards with self embossed decoration and titles along with gilt embossed titles to the front panel and back strip. Illustrated dustwrapper with green coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. A small biography / literary criticism on the 18th-century English poet Samuel Coleridge. Part of the Pocket Edition series by publisher. Rubbing of the back strip edges and book corners and the corners also show bumping. Like uniform tanning of the text block edges and pages with some light foxing of the text block edges. Pages 145 through to 152 show a printing fault inasmuch as during the book's production the top right-hand corner was folded and was not cut cleanly with the rest of the text block – please see photograph. Some fading to the back strip. Chipping of the dustwrapper corners and back strip corners. Numerous small chips creases to the top dustwrapper edge and creasing to the lower edge. Scattered foxing to the dustwrapper panels with really heavy signing of the back strip. Stains and running to the verso of the dustwrapper. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [5], VI - XI, [2], 2 - 218, [2 – further titles from publishing house] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Poetry; Britain/UK; Essays & Literary Criticism. Inventory No: 0124123. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0124123
- Title
- Coleridge: Englishmen of Letters (Pocket Edition)
- Author
- Traill, H. D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co., Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1909
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Coleridge, Biography, literary criticism, poetry, British, 18th century Biography & Autobiography; Poetry; Britain/UK; Essays & Literary Criticism. Unbranded Traill, H. D. Coleridge: Englishmen of Letters (Pocket Edition)
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
transaction in Australian $'s for checks and money orders.If the book is not as described, return within 14 days, for a refund of the cost of the book.
We are registered for GST and goods sold to an Australian delivery address will include GST. Our ABN 15 100 960 047
About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Dustwrapper
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- First Edition
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- Text Block
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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